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Giuseppe Garibaldi: Priests of Italy! we can conquer without you, but do not wish to.

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
Priests of Italy! we can conquer without you, but do not wish to.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

From his autobiography, reflecting on the role of the clergy in the Italian unification movement.

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